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authorTodd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-18 18:32:51 +0000
committerTodd C. Miller <millert@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-05-18 18:32:51 +0000
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+OpenBSD/alpha 2.1 is expected to run on the following hardware.
+If you have hardware that is listed here and are unable to run
+OpenBSD, or if you are able to run OpenBSD on hardware not listed
+here, please send mail to <tech@openbsd.org> with as much information
+as possible.
+
+Supported hardware:
+
+ DEC 3000/[3456789]00 series with the following peripherals:
+
+ Supported hardware:
+ Built-in serial ports.
+ Built-in LANCE ethernet.
+ Built-in SCSI chips (53c[f]94), though both
+ may not work at the same time.
+
+ Things that may work but haven't been tested:
+ TurboChannel option slot LANCE (PMAD-A).
+
+ Things are *not* supported at this time:
+ Frame buffers of any type.
+ Other TurboChannel option boards.
+ The ISDN/Audio chip.
+
+ AlphaStation {200,250,255,400,500,500} and AXPpci systems
+ (including the Multia) using the following peripherals:
+
+ Supported hardware:
+ NCR 53c810 SCSI (built-in or PCI board).
+ Built-in ns16550 serial ports.
+ DC21040-based ethernet (built-in or PCI board).
+ DC21140-based PCI ethernet boards.
+ DC21050-based PCI-PCI bridges (though other
+ types of PCI-PCI bridges should work).
+ PCI VGA video boards.
+ DEC ZLXp-E1 (DC21030-based, "TGA") video boards.
+ PCI and ISA NE2000-compatible ethernet cards.
+ SMC/WD 8003, 8013, and the SMC "Elite16" ISA boards.
+ Keyboard.
+ PS/2-style mice.
+
+ Things that may work but haven't been tested:
+ Built-in parallel ports.
+ ISA ns16x50-family serial port boards.
+ ISA ns16x50 multi-port serial boards.
+ Other NCR 53c8xx SCSI boards.
+
+ Things that are *not* supported at this time:
+ ISA VGA boards.
+ Sound hardware (including Windows Sound System
+ built-in on some machines).
+ DEC ZLXp-E2 and ZLXp-E3 PCI video boards.
+ The built-in scsi controller on the AlphaStation 600.
+ PCI boards not listed above.
+ The floppy drive.
+ IDE controllers (including the built-in IDE
+ controller on some machines).
+
+At this time none of the following systems are supported:
+ DECpc AXP 150 systems (EISA-bus PC-like systems)
+ Alpha "server" systems (other than perhaps the AlphaServer
+ 400, which might be an AlphaStation 400 in disguise).
+ Multiprocessor Alpha systems
+
+Console frame buffers and keyboards are only supported on systems
+explicately mentioned above. On other systems, including all
+TurboChannel-based machines, OpenBSD/Alpha *must* be used with a
+serial console. Setting an Alpha system to use a serial console
+is system-specific. The procedure for most common hardware is:
+
+ DEC 3000/[4-9]00's:
+ Flip the appropriate switch on the back of the machine.
+
+ DEC 3000/300 family machines:
+ Boot the machine with the keyboard/mouse connector
+ unplugged.
+
+ AlphaStations, AXPpci systems and most others:
+ Get to the SRM console prompt. Enter "set console serial",
+ then enter "init" or cycle power.
+
+See your owner's manual for more details on how to set your machine
+to use a serial console.